Join the Fight to Save the Cockpit Country!

[Mosiah]

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>Weare pleased to inform you that the Jamaicans For Justice Board of Directors has taken the decision to join the Cockpit Country Stakeholders Group and endorse the ?Save Cockpit Country? campaign.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #333333">The Cockpit Country Stakeholders Group, in association with the Jamaica Environmental Advocacy Network, is appealing to the Government of Jamaica not to allow prospecting or mining in the Cockpit Country or its immediate environs.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The JFJ Board of Directors considers this issue to be one concerning governance, accountability and rights and believes that our support is in keeping with our vision and mission statements.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="COLOR: #333333"><?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /><O:P></O:P></SPAN><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: #333333"><O:P></O:P></SPAN><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN class=apple-style-span><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">A renewed interest in prospecting for bauxite and limestone in the Cockpit Country has sparked the campaign to protect this unique area. </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Cockpit Country is the largest remaining primary forest in Jamaica and is a last refuge for many indigenous plants and animals.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Internationally recognized for its rich biodiversity, it is also western Jamaica?s main water supply and </SPAN><SPAN class=apple-style-span><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">represents a valuable source of sustainable livelihoods, especially in eco and heritage tourism, for many rural communities of Jamaica.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-style-span><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Mining in Cockpit Country would irrevocably destroy some of Jamaica?s most valuable natural, cultural and archaeological resources and should not be allowed. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN class=apple-style-span><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">We invite JFJ members to respond to the attached petition or sign the online petition, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Save Cockpit Country, Jamaica[/I], at </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/848967167. </SPAN>

[Lazie]

RE: Join the Fight to Save the Cockpit Country!

Balla ... whats yuh position on this?